TL;DR – Today’s episode is all about the tension between flexibility and rigidness, and it was a fascinating discussion.

Silo Review –

In the first two episodes of the season, The Engineer & Order, we got to catch up on what was happening in both of the Silos. Now that we have our grounding, it is time to start propelling the narrative forward. Well, that is what we will explore today.

So, to set the scene, back in The Engineer, Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) managed to survive cleaning and walked through a valley of corpses to the next Silo over. In it, after much exploration, she finds the one person left alive in Silo 17 called Solo (Steve Zahn). The only problem is that Juliette discovers that the fracture point for Silo 17 was when someone didn’t clean, and that caused the rebellion and deaths. And then it dawns on her, this is what she just did to Silo 18. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead.

As we are covering both Silos in this episode, we are going to look at an example of each of the central themes that permeates this week. In Silo 18, they are dealing with the aftermath of Juliette not cleaning, and the guiding order that Bernard Holland (Tim Robbins) follows tells him that if no one cleans, then prepare for war. Every single requirement tells him how to deal with social order, stratify the classes and then pit the mids and upper floors against mechanical to diffuse the tension. However, Judge Mary Meadows (Tanya Moodie) was right to point out that The Order was never prepared for Juliette Nichols and the impact she had on people. Bernard can’t see it; he lives his whole life by the rules and instructions, so he follows them to the letter, and it all blows up in his face.

Over, in Silo 17, we see the impact of what happens when The Order is not prepared for a catalyst event that usurps everything that came before. The people got out and were able to explore, but soon, the poison returned and killed thousands. Juliette is walking through the corpse of a home that is now empty but for one person who took his last command as gospel. He does not leave. Juliette is an exemplary example of flexibility. As a mechanic, she always has to think on her feet to fix things, or everyone dies. Solo cannot comprehend something outside of his orders because it is clear that so many terrible things happened to keep that mission complete. But unlike Bernard, Solo is eventually able to break out of his rigidness.  

In the end, do we recommend Silo: Solo? Yes, we do. The duality cut through the episode, and it was fascinating to watch because you can start to see the dividing lines as to where everyone is going to end up. But we end on very public and private acts of resistance, and that will be interesting to follow going forward.  

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Credits – All images were created by the cast, crew, and production companies of Silo
Directed by – Aric Avelino
Written by – Cassie Pappas
Created by – Graham Yost
Based On – Silo by Hugh Howey
Production/Distribution Companies – Nemo Films, AMC Studios, Apple Studios & Apple TV+
Starring – Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Rick Gomez, Billy Postlethwaite & Tim Robbins with Steve Zahn, Iain Glen, Tanya Moodie, Olatunji Ayofe & Matt Gomez Hidaka and Khairika Sinani, Carryl Thomas, Kieron Jecchinis, Caitlin Innes Edwards & Stefan Trout